Scaeva (lat.) Is a genus of female flies from the subfamily Syrphinae .
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Ecology and habitats
Larvae are predators , and mainly feed on aphids [1] .
Types
- Scaeva albomaculata ( Macquart , 1842)
- Scaeva dignota ( RΓ³ndani , 1857)
- Scaeva mecogramma ( Bigot , 1860)
- Scaeva pyrastri ( Linnaeus , 1758 )
- Scaeva selenitica ( Meigen , 1822)
Notes
- β BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Archived December 1, 2008.
Links
- Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. - British Entomological & Natural History Society, 1983. - P. 253, xvpp.
- Bugguide